Complete mitochondrial genome of Neochauliodes bowringi (MacLachlan) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae)

Abstract

We describe and analyze the complete mitochondrial genome of Neochauliodes bowringi (MacLachlan) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). The length of the genome is 16,064 bp (GenBank accession No. JQ351950), the longest mitochondrial genome in the order Megaloptera already got, which includes 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNAs and an A + T-rich region. The gene arrangement is similar to that of Drosophila yakuba, the presumed ancestral insect mitochondrial gene arrangement. All protein-coding genes start with ATN start codon except for the gene ND4, which uses GTG as start codon. Eight protein-coding genes use TAA as stop codon and others use incomplete stop codons “T” or “TA”. The A + T-rich region is located between rrnS and trnI with a length of 1328 bp.

• Megaloptera
• mitochondrial genome
• Neochauliodes bowringi
• Neuroptera

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr Liu Xing-yue from China Agricultural University for his identification of the specimens used in this study.

Declaration of interest

Funding for this study is provided jointly by the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (31230068), 973 Program (2013CB127600) and the National Science Fund for Innovative Research Groups (31021003).The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.